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Col. W. NJ. Clements of the B. & o.
spent Sunday last on his farm near Summit
Point, this county.
Dogs destroyed some sheep belonging TO
Mr.. Charles F. Wall, on the farm occupied
by Mr. Jacob H. Moler few days ago.
Mr.. ;. L. Williams has purchased the
Drawbaugh property at Shenandoah juno
tion-the dwelling at $3.50 and the store
house al 1925.
Mr.. VIM. Kimes having improved the
front Of the Sadler building is now paint
ing the frcnt of the business house Of Mr.
Geo. W. Thomas.
At the request Of the " WOmen's Christian
Temperance Union we yield some space
to them. In doing so we do not commit
THE FREE PRESS to prohibition.
The VIM. Phillips & Sons new Planning
Mills and sash Factory will soon be fully
equipped and prepared for business. The
machinery has been purchased and shipped.
Mr.. Joseph L. Schilling, Of Bolivar, this
county. aged about 20 years, died at his
home in that place on Wednesday morning
of last week He was an energetic business
man and good citizen.
Charles Haze, cclored, employed at the
Garter House, " whilst engaged in wrestling
ON Saturday night at the ;. V. R. r. depot,
broke his leg. Drs. Frank Fouke and VIM.
NELL attended to him.
Memorial Day in Charlestown June 4th.
The Committee in charge hope to make it
day of interest and the programme when
completed will present unusual attractions.
Mai Jas. Law. Hoof has been designated
as Chief Marshal.
Mr.. Geo. f. HagIey's Spring Goods have
arrived just in the nick of Time
along with Spring and when the people
want to spring into them. A large stock,
varied, good and at low prices. New adj
vertisement next week.
Claude HaineS. son of the editor Of the
Spirit of Jef,rsoa. and heretofore employed
ON that journal has obtained a position as
compositor in the Government Printing Of
flee at Washington and left home to enter
upon his duties there on Saturday last.
Cooke swift. colored who knocked Mr..
Barney LLOYD down with a stone some time
since. and at the time escaped arrest, was cap
tured in Shepherdstowu last week and
brought to the Jail here, where be will
be held to await the action OF the grand
jury.
The dwelling of Mr.. VIM. Ferguson in
the vicinity of the old Quaker Church was
damaged by a storm on Thursday last, and
other persons i'm that neighborhood sustain
ed damage 10 fences, timber, &c. The
storm-cloud came funnel shaped after the
cyclone order.
AT a meeting of the farmers Of Clarke
county. Va at Berryville, Monday week, a
resolution was adopted requesting the Nir-
ginia debt commission to meet the repre-
sentatiyes of the foreign bondholders in
spirit of Cancellation, in order that the deb
question may be finally settled, and thus
Withdrawn from the arena of politics.
The Strawberry Festival, heretofore an
uounced. to be given by the lady friends OF
Wildey Lodge, No. y, 1. O. o. F., will be
held for three days, beginning on Thursday
June 2d. in Washington Hall On Satur'
dav. June 4tb, Decoration Day, they vii
serve a dinner, which viii be first class il
every particular, and we hope they will
meet with liberal patrouage.-NDitt.
The sermons preached by members Of the
Winchester Presbytery during its session
here last week and on sunday, were all
characterized by ability and evangelical
truth-especially those of Rev A. C.. Hop
kins ID. d.. Of Charlestown, w. Va, Sab
bath morning In 4. f. Church, South, and
i'm the Presbyterian Church that night
There are few, if any, better thinkers and
reasoners in the pulpit Of any State than
Rev. DR.. a. c.. Hopkins - Warren Nntu's'
gentleman informed Us that he witness
eda battle OF birds a few days ago on the
Mt Hammond" farm ON the Shenandoah
river. ltwas a fight between two bald ca
gle, and q flock of crows. One Of the ca
gle, made q sudden swoop and struck th'
GROUND with such force as to Kill himself
The other flew away The dead eagle
measured seven feet from Tip TO tip of wings
The claws were large and had tufts of WOO
in them-eyidently he had been raiding
sheep fold.
ON Wednesday week the "Bobtail' o.
freight train. in charge of Conductor Ed
ward Russell which leaves Harri,onbur.
Mt 10 o'clock M. coming this way met viii
a serious accideu: near Timberviile station
caused bv the rails spreading The brake
man. Young man named Cooley, iron
Str,burg was killed, and Mr.. Russell bad